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Re: ''Lafayette Ave'' Station not on Lafayette Ave |
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Posted by gbs on Wed Jul 1 03:06:36 2015, in response to Re: ''Lafayette Ave'' Station not on Lafayette Ave, posted by Kevin from Midwood on Tue Jun 30 17:10:18 2015. Correct.The use of double-name stations is inconsistent and unnecessary and confusing. Sometimes, the double names represent the intersection: Hoyt - Schermerhorn Sometimes, two names for the same street: 69 St - Fisk Av Sometimes, two different streets but at the same exit: 90 St - Elmhurst Av Sometimes, two different streets at different exits: 174 St - 175 St Sometimes, a street and a landmark: 5 Av - Bryant Park The use of the same punctuation for all these different cases adds to the confusion. Here's an alternative: Intersection: Hoyt/Schermerhorn Same street, different names: 69 St (Fisk Av) Two streets, same exit: 90 St, Elmhurst Av Two streets, different exits: 174 St - 175 St Street and landmark: 5 Av & Bryant Park Most IND stations were built with exits at each end, but only a few were given double names. Why? Just because there are two exits doesn't mean there must be two names. And when one of the two exits is closed, we're stuck with the unnecessary (and misleading) double name: Myrtle - Willoughby Even though I don't favor messing with the mosaics, certainly the maps and pillars can be changed to simply Myrtle Av |
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